Band 7: Describe a person you met once (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I want to describe a person that I met once recently and found very interesting. His name is Alex. I met him at my friend's birthday party. He was not someone I knew before; he was a friend of my friend. When I first saw him, he seemed very friendly, confident, and intelligent. We talked for a little while, and I found out that he works in a research lab. He was talking about some really cool science experiments, which made me curious to know more about him. Because I also study biotechnology, he explained things in such a simple and fun way that I really enjoyed listening to him. I want to know more about him because he seems very smart and knowledgeable. Also, he has a good sense of humor, which makes the conversation more fun. I think I can learn a lot from him, especially about scientific research and technical concepts. Maybe he could also give me some good advice related to my future studies. Overall, I feel that Alex is a very nice and interesting person. He is friendly, intelligent, and easy to talk to. I hope to meet him again in the future and have more conversations with him.

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I want to describe a person that I met once and recently and found it very interesting. His name is Alex. I met him at my friend’s birthday party. It was the person, not someone I knew before, but it was a friend of my friend. When I first saw him, he seemed very friendly, confident and intelligent. We talked for a little while and I found out that he works in a research lab. He was talking about something really cool science experiments and that made me feel curious to know more about him. Because I also study biotechnology, he explained things in such a simple and fun way that what I really enjoy listening to him. I want to know more about him because he seems very smart and knowledgeable. Also, he has a good sense of humor that he makes the conversation more fun. I think I can learn a lot from him, especially about scientific research and technical concept. Maybe he also gave me some good advice related to my future studies. Overall, I feel that Alex is very nice and interesting person. He is friendly, intelligent and easy to talk to. I hope to meet again in the future and have more conversation with him.

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